The father-of-two entered parliament in 1997 and is a familiar face in the tea-rooms and cafes in the Palace of Westminster.

BBC: Labour has new man in Northern Ireland

Villa boss Martin O'Neill will be relieved to have survived Palace's spirited second-half fightback as his side prepares to face Manchester United at Wembley on Sunday in the Carling Cup final.

BBC: Aston Villa 3-1 Crystal Palace

With her black hair lying against her pale white face, she looked like a queen who dwelled within a secluded, innermost palace, behind layer upon layer of thick curtains.

CNN: ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Young China | The Pen is Nastier Than the Sword--Page 2

Sudanese workers are busy with Khartoum's face lift, especially on Nile Road, running along the Blue Nile River past the grand palace grounds and government ministries, the road's median lined with newly planted pink bougainvillea and palm trees, running up to a brand-new development built especially for the African heads of state due here for the two-day meeting beginning January 23rd.

NPR: African Union Leaders to Meet in Sudan